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Chapter 3 Test
Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Where are the six goals of government spelled out? | The Preamble to the constitution |
| What was the job of the Constitution | 1. to divide, distribute, and balance power 2. to make all use of government power to voters 3. to place restraints on the power of the government to take actions that violate a citizen's rights |
| What are the three main parts of the Constitution | 1. The Preamble 2. The Article 3. The Amendment |
| What is a number of citizens united by a common interest called? | A fraction |
| What is the part of the Constitution that prohibits government from violating an individual’s rights? | The Bill of Rights |
| Where do laws that fund the government originate? | The House of Representatives |
| What is the branch of government implements or carries out the laws passed by the legislative branch? | The Executive Branch |
| What branch of government varies out judicial review? | The Judicial Branch |
| What are the key actions that the legislative branch that can check the executive branch? | 1. Congress can limit or even cut the spending by the executive branch 2. The senate may reject presidential nomination 3. The senate must approve all treaties by 2/3 vote |
| “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited to it by the states” are reserved to whom? | The States |
| Who believed that the Constitution should be revised every generation? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who believed that the constitution should be stable and not revised as often? | James Maddison |
| How many Constitutional amendments are there in the United States Constitution? | 27 |
| What are the two rival political parties in the United States? | Democratic and Republican |
| What is the number of electoral votes needed to win the Presidential election? | 270 |
| How are the number of electoral votes per state allocated? | number of senators + the number of representatives in the House of Representatives |
| What was the Supreme Court Case that established Judicial Review | Marbury vs. Maddison |
| What words mean giving the words of the Constitution to only their literal meaning? | Strict Constructionist |
| What words mean following the words of the Constitution and any reasonable inferences that can be drawn from them. | Loose Constructionist |
| What Constitutional Amendment prohibits “Unreasonable searches and seizures? | The fourth Amendment |
| What is the concept that government gets its authority from the people? | Popular Sovereignty |
| The idea that the powers and functions of the government are restricted by the Constitution. | Limited Government |
| What is the concept that every member of society must obey the law and never be above it? | Rule of Power |
| What is the concept that the duties of the government are divided among three branches? | Seporation of Power |
| What is the system that gives each branch of government the power to change or cancel acts of another branch? | Checks and Balances |
| What is the power to reject legislation? | Veto |
| What is the power to determine whether the actions of the legislative and the executive branches are constitutional? | Judicial Review |
| What is the term for any law of government that is found to violate a part of the Constitution? | Unconstitutional |
| The powers of the government are distributed between the national government and state governments defines what term? | Federalism |
| What is the phrase that declares the Constitution is the “supreme law of the land”? | The Supremacy Clause |
| What is a majority such as 3/5, 2/3, or 3/4 called? | A Supermajority |
| To cancel pr revoke a law by a legislative act? | Repeal |
| What are arrangements of compacts with a foreign leader of government called? | Executive Agreement |
| What is an organized group that seeks to win elections in order to influence the activities of government? | Political Party |
| What are a group of advisors consisting of the heads of executive departments called? | Cabinet |
| What is the inability to govern effectively due to separation of powers called? | Gridlock |
| What is the body of 538 people who elect the president called? | Electoral College |
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